Sentences with phrase «getting policies passed»

Governors have extraordinary leverage over the legislature to get policies passed as part of the spending plan.

It's far from a done deal — in February, Crain's suggested that it could «be stuck in neutral» — but it's gaining steam, with high - profile supporters such as Uber, the Partnership for New York City, and Transportation Alternatives joining the effort to get the policy passed.

At another time, it may well have been easier for a government to get the policy passed.

But purism doesn't get policies passed.

Not exact matches

«Policy and regulatory uncertainty has kept so many companies in a holding pattern, and that gets passed on to workers,» said Mandala.

A job that entails fundraising and strategizing for a political party is very different from a job that entails managing the vast federal bureaucracy to enact policy, or working with Congress to get bills passed.

Cohn's exit is, in its way, normal: He passed his signature policy effort, he didn't get the promotion to Federal Reserve chair, he was losing influence internally, he was burnt out, and so he is leaving.

We're getting closer to a genuine tightening of monetary policy — and with every passing day we're also getting closer to the point where the «easy» trade suddenly becomes hard.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

In Colorado, Nicole was the driving force to get Senate Bill 09 - 226 introduced and passed into law requiring all school districts to have a policy to keep food allergic children safe at school.

Certainly, the urge to get women involved some 60 years ago can not be downplayed with the involvement of Dr. Nkrumah himself in affirmative action policies and appointment of women propaganda secretaries and organisers right from inception of his government, It is remarkable that parliament under the CPP in 1960 passed Representation of the People (Women Members) Bill into law which amongst others made it possible for women to stand for parliamentary elections unopposed and subsequently saw the election of first ten female parliamentarians into the first session of the first parliament.

Now it's back to the business of actually making politics work — proposing policies, persuading people that they're good ideas and getting them passed.

To date, the Mayor has gotten one signature progressive policy idea passed in Albany during year one.

The sitting PM could reform her government, adopt new policies and go back to the House to try and get the second motion passed.

In the meantime, Cuomo is continuing to tout what he considers his biggest policy achievement last week: Getting the Legislature to pass Start - Up NY, a rebranded version of his economic development initiative Tax Free - NY.

While he doesn't expect the state legislature to pass a bill granting undocumented immigrants the ability to get New York driver's licenses, he does believe the governor might move the policy forward through executive order.

The President / Senate will often work with the House directly or indirectly to get a particular fiscal policy written / passed there.

«Because policy was forcing us it's still forcing us, to correct the problems that were implemented with the extension that got passed just because politics won the day.

Though the ethics changes passed in the budget were blasted as half - loaf policies, he showed he had the muscle to get legislators to sign off on the reforms he said he wanted.

Five hundred students who live between 1 1/2 and 2 miles from their schools will be able to get bus passes from the district instead of walking, which has been district policy up to now.

That can mean mobilizing voters, changing political preferences and getting specific policies passed.

A vote on the WFP line for Governor is a vote to get those crucial progressive policies passed and to strengthen the WFP.»

Cuomo also, in those mid-March statements, took a different view of whether the budget was the sole means to get key policy items passed into law.

Near the end of the campaign he goes for days without sleep and food ending up mentally so deranged that he gets a large insurance company to issue a policy to him for $ 10 million dollars for bottling up a bill in his senate committee that the insurance company doesn't want passed.

To learn more about how school districts pass policies, how you can get on a school board meeting agenda to speak, or other information to be a strong advocate before your school district, check out the ACLU's Parents» Guide to School Board Advocacy in California available in English and Spanish.

He believes that this cultural shift goes a long way to fixing the problem, symbolized by the equity policy he helped get passed in Fairfax County Public Schools to ensure equity for every service enacted, including health care.

Thanks to a grant from the Learning First Alliance's Get It Right campaign, the 2016 SLI will offer interactive sessions highlighting how state policy for college - and career - ready standards will be affected by the recently passed Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the implications for educator preparation.

«What I'm seeing is there are a lot of places that got way out ahead of the evidence and passed policies saying we should fire teachers based on value - added.

Most importantly, Jen got results for kids, passing 35 policies to improve education opportunities.

The law was written with students in mind — in most cases, education policy gets passed with adults» interests in mind.

Choice B: Young college grads with degrees in their desired career area — who complete 5 weeks of education training which includes teaching a class 1 hour daily and a small group 1 hour daily, pass the state required tests, continue basic education classes after they begin teaching, are hired with the district paying a minimum of $ 5,000 per teacher to a private organization, are paid salary and benefits negotiated by the district's union, are sought by big corporations, banks, and Wall Street because of their service and skills gained from 2 years of teaching, after 2 years get discounts and benefits from grad schools and employers, after 2 years receive $ 11,000 toward further degrees in education or that initial career choice, and after 2 years are now «experts» in education seeking positions in government to influence education policy.

Among the long list of accomplishments that includes participation in nearly every major education policy decision since the mid-1980s - O'Connell said he is most proud of his role in getting voters to approve a ballot measure that reduced the threshold for passing school bonds to 55 percent.

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The Student Advocacy Center Michigan worked with many students, parents and organizations to get this legislation passed; some of the other organizations included Michigan Protection and Advocacy, ACLU of Michigan, the Michigan School Justice Partnership and its county teams, NASW - Michigan, Education Trust, Michigan's Children, Michigan League for Public Policy and many others.

Education policy advocates have shifted their focus from getting the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) passed to implementing the new law.

In general, they have a policy of not allowing super-sexy comics or other material for in - app purchase (violence seems to get a pass), perhaps because they see different audiences for the two types of reading — and it may be that younger readers are more likely to use in - app purchases than the grownups.

So if you didn't designate someone to get the policy at your death, then it will pass to your wife.

It is not added to the face value of the policy, which your beneficiaries get if you pass away.

Given these factors, if you're fairly healthy and not concerned about your ability to pass a medical exam (they're simple and only take about 30 minutes), you can save a lot of money over time by getting a fully underwritten policy elsewhere.

Because you get that full amount no matter when during the policy you pass away.

Now that you understand how to pass your life insurance medical exam, you need to understand ways that you can get lower rates for your policy.

That expiration date is one of the reasons term is the most affordable type of life insurance: You're more likely to die the older you get, so if an insurance company doesn't have to cover you while you're in your 70s and 80s — when you're more likely to pass away — it can offer cheaper policies.

If you pass away before you retire your children or partner will get the money from your super and from any life insurance policy.

If you should pass away before then, your beneficiaries simply get refunded the amount you've paid into the policy so far.

«If it doesn't get passed, I'm scared the states will develop their own enforcement policies, and I'm going to have to keep track of 50 different states with 50 different polices,» Miller says.

Unfortunately, my older dog passed away before the 15 - day waiting period was up, but because of their 30 - day money back guarantee, I was able to get a refund of the first policy payment while keeping the lower rate for my other dog (they do multi-pet discounts).

You still get Delta SkyClub access when you fly with them and Centurion Lounge access along with Priority Pass, but there are new policies for bringing guests along.

One change, however, that's getting little notice, is the change to the AMEX Platinum Priority Pass guest policy.

This policy does throw a wrench in getting the Southwest Companion Pass for those of us already in the miles and points game.

In many interviews, you've spoken publicly about how difficult it was to pass policies and get things done at Nintendo.